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Travis Barker Makes Extremely Rare Comment About First Wife Melissa Kennedy

Barker said nonstop touring with Blink-182 and side projects made balancing home life difficult, and the couple divorced after less than a year.

Summary by E! News
Travis Barker spoke out his short-lived marriage to Melissa Kennedy, who he divorced in 2002 before meeting second wife Shanna Moakler. The Blink-182 drummer is now married to Kourtney Kardashian.

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Travis Barker (50) gives as private insights as rarely before: In his documentary "Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear", which appeared at Hulu on 13 August, the drummer talks about his first marriage with Melissa Kennedy. When the couple married, the musician was on the road in the middle of 20 – and practically permanently with Blink-182. The constant absence burdened the relationship enormously. "I was on tour without interruption with Blink. It …

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E! News broke the news in Universal City, United States on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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